Restaurant POS · reliability comparison
Qu POS vs Square for Restaurants: which is more reliable? (2026)
Qu POS and Square for Restaurants are effectively tied on reliability (52.4 vs 53.3). Over the last 90 days Qu POS reported 4 incidents and Square for Restaurants reported 13, with effective uptime of 98.68% and 98.92% respectively. Square for Restaurants resolves incidents faster on average (11h 54m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
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| Metric | Qu POS | Square for Restaurants |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 52.4 | 53.3 |
| Rank (restaurant POS systems) | #13 | #12 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 98.68% | 98.92% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 4 | 13 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 18h 28m | 11h 54m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Qu POS and Square for Restaurants differ
- Square for Restaurants reported 3.3× as many incidents as Qu POS over the last 90 days (13 vs 4).
- Qu POS had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Square for Restaurants.
- Square for Restaurants fixes problems faster: 11h 54m on average, against 18h 28m for Qu POS.
- Qu POS's longest outage on record lasted 2d 1h (Aug 8, 2026); Square for Restaurants's lasted 17h 43m (Apr 30, 2026).
90-day uptime
Qu POS
Square for Restaurants
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Qu POS incidents
- Degraded performanceNov 1, 2026 · resolved in 8h 6m
Affected: POS Functionality
- Degraded performanceSep 14, 2026 · resolved in 2h 15m
EOD report not generating correctly
Affected: POS Functionality
- Degraded performanceSep 1, 2026 · resolved in 13h 59m
Affected: Enterprise Intelligence Portal
- Partial outageAug 8, 2026 · resolved in 2d 1h
Connectwise Automate Tool is Unavailableofficial update ↗
Affected: Connectwise Automate
Recent Square for Restaurants incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 45m
Affected: Point of Sale, Kitchen Display System (KDS)
- Degraded performanceSep 27, 2026 · resolved in 4h 25m
- Degraded performanceSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 12m
- Degraded performanceSep 21, 2026 · resolved in 2d 4h
- Degraded performanceSep 18, 2026 · resolved in 3h 54m
- Degraded performanceSep 18, 2026 · resolved in 15h 7m
Other restaurant POS systems to consider
- Shopify POS · #1 · 100% uptime
- SpotOn · #2 · 100% uptime
- Loyverse · #3 · 99.91% uptime
- Clover · #4 · 99.88% uptime